PHY 232 is a Virtual University course, equivalent to PHY 232. There are no lectures in the VU course. Students learn from guided reading assignments and on-line homework assignments.
Electricity and Magnetism; geometric and wave optics; specuial relativity; quantum mechanics; atomic and nuclear physics.
Serway and Faughn: College Physics, Volume 2 - the MSU edition (paperback).
Midterm Exam #1: Friday, February 2 from 4:10 to 5:00 pm
Midterm Exam #2: Friday, March 16, from 4:100 to 5:00 pm.
Midterm Exam #3: Friday, April 13, from 4:10 to 5:00 pm.
The final grade will be based on:
Homework: 20%
Midterm Exams: 50%
Final Exam: 30%
Grading scale:
4.0 is >= 92%
3.5 is >= 84%
3.0 is >= 76%
2.5 is >= 68%
2.0 is >= 60%
1.5 is >= 52%
1.0 is >= 44%
0.0 is < 44%
| Week | Begin Date | End Date | Chapter | Topic |
| 1 | 01/08 | 01/12 | 15 | Electric Force and Field |
| 2 | 01/15 | 01/19 | 16 | Energy and Capacitance |
| 3 | 01/22 | 01/26 | 17 | Electric Current |
| 4 | 01/29 | 02/02 | 18 | DC Circuits |
| 5 | 01/31 | 02/09 | 19 | Magnetism |
| 6 | 02/05 | 02/16 | 20 | Electromagnetic Induction |
| 7 | 02/19 | 02/23 | 21 | AC Circuits and Electromagnetic Waves |
| 8 | 02/26 | 03/02 | 22 | Properties of Light |
| SPRING BREAK | ||||
| 9 | 03/12 | 03/14 | 23, 25 | Geometrical Optics |
| 10 | 03/19 | 03/23 | 24, 25 | Wave Optics |
| 11 | 03/26 | 03/30 | 26 | Relativity |
| 12 | 04/02 | 04/06 | 27 | Quantum Mechanics |
| 13 | 04/09 | 04/13 | 28 | Atomic Physocs |
| 14 | 04/16 | 04/20 | 29 | Nuclear Physics |
| 15 | 04/23 | 04/27 | 30 | Particle Physics |
| 16 | 05/03 | FINAL EXAM |
Homework is assigned in the LON-CAPA on-line course management program. Use a Web Browser to access the site at msu.loncapa.org. Log in using your MSU Net ID and password. Click on the course, which is named PHY 232 Spring 2007. Use the NAV (or navigate) button to access the assignments. The homework assignments are in the folder named "Homework". Due dates are given in the assignment. It is the responsibility of the student to know when the homework is due and complete all problems by the deadline. All answers must be submitted via LON-CAPA.
When you need help with the course, go to the help room and meet with a teaching assistant for PHY 232. The help room is the Strosacker Learning Center, Room 1248 Biomedical and Physical Science Building. There will be teaching assistants for PHY 232 and 232Cavailable in the Learning Center many times during the week, so you will be able to find times that will fit in your schedule to meet with a Teaching Assistant. The Learning Center is also a good place to work with other students in the course. Computers are available there, so that you can check your homework calculations while working with other students.
The teaching assistants for PHY 232 and 232C are:
James Laverty
Andrew Ratkiewicz
Kit Yu Lau
Weigang Geng
Chris Dunckle
Their schedules in the Learning Center will be posted soon.